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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2002
Dieter Volz, Heilbronn, DE;
Ernst Wild, Oberriexingen, DE;
Manfred Pfitz, Vaihingen, DE;
Werner Mezger, Eberstadt, DE;
Juergen Pantring, Schwieberdingen, DE;
Michael Oder, Illingen, DE;
Werner Hess, Stuttgart, DE;
Georg Mallebrein, Korntal-Muenchingen, DE;
Christian Koehler, Erligheim, DE;
Kristina Eberle, Markgrõnigen, DE;
Roland Herynek, Oetisheim, DE;
Detlef Heinrich, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Mirjam Steger, Vaihingen, DE;
Gudrun Menrad, Stuttgart, DE;
Lutz Reuschenbach, Stuttgart, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine ( ), especially of a motor vehicle, is described. The engine ( ) is provided with a combustion chamber ( ) into which fuel can be injected in a first operating mode during a compression phase and in a second operating mode during an induction phase. The engine ( ) is provided with a control apparatus ( ) for switching over between the operating modes. The engine ( ) includes an exhaust-gas recirculation having an exhaust-gas recirculation valve ( ). The engine ( ) is switched by the control apparatus ( ) into the first operating mode when the exhaust-gas recirculation valve ( ) is jammed in the open state.